is the friends barack obama could have? never ending war. when attacking barack obama as a full-time enterprise, is the white house smart to fight back? are they feeding the jackals? finally golden oldies, are republicans headed toward doing what they always do, picking a presidential nominee from the laundry hamper from the also convention or could the far right take control. welcome to the show. kathleen parker is a "washington post" columnist. dan rather is a global correspondent for "hdnet." helene cooper covers the white house for the "new york times" and andrew sullivan is the senior editor for "the atlantic." the white house is hitting back at the nonstop assault from the right. if this stuff is hurled in barack obama's direction is a bit different than what the past presidents have endured, it's right. historians that say up to the first george bush, presidents enjoyed a wide consensus of basic legitimacy except lapses during watergate. despite the sweep, his opponents have ramped up the dissent to a level many think are unprecedente